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I drove 425 miles from Orlando Florida to go to an audition to deal near poker room on January 17th the same day so by the time I got there I had already been in the car for nearly 7 hours I was greeted with Keith and to other staff members sadly enough they said that I failed the audition I felt that I did the best that I could and I know I can deal deep down but they felt otherwise although they were very nice and cordial they would not give me a chance to go on the floor I mean imagine driving near your 1100 miles in one day to go to a poker room to try to have a chance to deal I know I could deal but when you're driving that many miles in one day nearly 7 hours it's almost impossible anybody can forget what you do know and I felt that I could have been given an opportunity maybe to get my skills brushed up or at least give it an opportunity to try to see if I could do the job maybe by working behind the scenes a little bit but they wouldn't even do it it was almost like I was set up to fail and I'm very heartbroken and sad to know that I will never get a chance to deal other than that the poke room was very clean everybody was well-dressed it was a really nice place honestly so that you're in Panama City I would check it out it really is a very nice place overall and had a casino type atmosphere but the fact is the way that audition went down it's no surprise that things went down the way they did and I don't think they really understood what I had to go through to get there and if they would have just given me a chance to deal a little bit I'm sure I would have done an excellent job but to drive all that way very disappointing and heartbreaking and I guess I'll never get a chance to work at any...

I’ve been playing poker here since they first offered it in the late 90’s. It has come a long way since then. Since 2017 I play on average about 1000 hours of poker here every year. I also travel and play poker all over the United States. Comparing Ebro to all of the other rooms I have played I can make pretty reasonable comparisons. Poker action: maybe the best in the nation. Texas is close. Dealers: some of the best dealers I’ve ever sat at a table with work here. As with any room there is a range. But I’d put this staff as a unit up against any room in the country on average. Food: all of the food is good. It’s expensive. But it’s good. And the wait staff are amazing. Facilities: this is the main shortcoming. Old building. Disrepair in places. Hot in the summer. Sometimes cold in the winter. I mean it’s a really old building and that shows. What I will say is that the staff have no control over this. And the staff does an amazing job of being generally professional, courteous, and pleasant while working under those same conditions. So kudos to them.

If you like action games, professional dealers, pretty good food, and a night of poker, Ebro is as solid of a place as anywhere in the US. Their facilities being the only shortcoming I’d mention. Hopefully soon the owner will invest into what could be an amazing poker room that rivals any in the world.

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Love going to dog tracks but this one is a good one to pass. The Club House fine casual dining was sandwiches. It also is in a dry County so they have beer and wine only served in small plastic cups. The waitress didn't know the menu or what beer was on draft or what wine they had so I got a coke. I asked if they had a wine list and she said all the wine was sweet with a low alcohol content. I paid $9.95 for chicken strips and fries served on wax paper in a burger basket. Had to remind waitress several times we needed silverware and ketchup. It also was very hot and most women were fanning themselves and one woman had a small fan. We didn't take any pencils with us because usually when you buy your program they also have the small pencils but they didn't have any. Couldn't hear the races when they started or who was in the lead. We are used to an announcer that says "here comes sparky" when the rabbit starts and then he tells you who is in the lead etc. Just a second class dog track we will drive farther and go to Pensacola rather than return here. We paid $48 to eat out of plastic baskets and drink out of plastic and Styrofoam cups...